Monthly Archives: December 2007

Zonbu Notebook. We first featured the Zonbu, zero-maintenance computer earlier this year and now they’ve launched a notebook version. It’s not as cheap as the original micro-machine, but comes with the same ‘instant replacement for life’ scheme, green credentials, automatic data backup onto Amazon S3 and a bunch of useful software loaded on the hard disk. Prices range from $279.00 with a $14.95 monthly comprehensive service plan up to $479.00 all in. Free replacement Zonbu device. As long as you are a subscriber…

Rondee is a very cool new telephone conferencing service which offers a super simple interface and instant conference calls between multiple users. There’s a nice slick scheduling feature which automatically emails the attendees with conference timings, as well as a simple user ID system. It’s unfortunately US only at the moment, but still a great example of the genre. Rondee was started because existing teleconferencing systems either charge high fees or aren’t easy to use # Besides being free, Rondee…

The improbably named Lojra-Ks dotcom free game site. Yet more holiday fun and frolics brought to you by our crack team. Of course when we say crack, we’re exaggerating a tad. Well a lot actually. Tags: free+games, lojra-ks, flash+games

A section of the Magic Teaspoon handle is made of Nitinol (NIckel TItanium Naval Ordnance Laboratory, or shape memory metal) and is set to bend through 90 degrees when placed under a hot tap (or into a cup of tea). Just the thing to amaze the girls and get all that retro Uri Geller love, eh? £23.99/$50.38. Offer someone this teaspoon to stir their tea – as soon as they dip it into the hot liquid, the spoon bends through 90 degrees!…To…

The folk at 6mpixel.org have come out with a pretty coherent argument against buying any compact digital camera over 6 megapixel. The reason? More megapixels don’t necessarily mean better image quality. Of course regular Ferret readers will know this already, but it bears repeating. Quite a while ago we noticed that the image quality of digital cameras was getting worse instead of better. The reason is that today’s sensors are divided into more and therefore smaller pixels. We want to…

The USB Mix Tape takes the old classic mix cassette to a new level. Just record all your choice tracks onto the supplied 64MB USB stick (1 hour of music see, just like the 60s) and pop it into the handy retro styled cassette case complete with your liner notes and loving words. Clever eh? £19.95. This 64MB memory stick sits in a cool presentation case that looks just like an ancient cassette. Simply USB the stick into your computer,…

Fellow earth travellers, we’re going to be on a reduced posting schedule for a few days now. If you’re not sure why, please feel free to switch off your computer, open the front door and sample the seasonal delights of real life. In the meantime please enjoy yourself with this fun games advent calendar [Via Metafilter] Tags: xmas+cheer, happy+holidays

So the Aptera Typ-1 EV vehicle (we hesitate to call it a car) has actually made prototype stage, and with a video? We’re kind of humbled. We’re not eating our hats just yet – because there’s a whole universe between prototype and production (just ask Tesla Motors) – but we’re impressed it’s got this far. Good luck guys. Tags: aptera+typ1, ev, ecological

The Micro Stainless Steel Digital Camcorder looks a little like a Zippo flame lighter from a distance. Of course we know it’s not, because it won’t set your wood ablaze. It will however take some video footage for you, and store it on an SD memory card. Comes with a built in flash, rechargeable battery and a rather low price. $149.99. The entire casing is made from very solid stainless steel and feels great in your hand. The screen is a…

Cyba-Lite Lantern. Cute collapsible LED lanterns for camping which give you 10 minutes of light for every 1 minute of winding. In case you get tired easily, it will also charge up from a solar panel or cigarette lighter socket in the car. Very lean, very green. £29.99. This wind-up lantern has 15 LEDs, which do not burn out like traditional bulbs. The unit is designed for easy storage and transport, with the lens section collapsing inside the main body…